20 May
One year after, the death of Deborah Samuel, the 25-year-old 200 Level student of Home Economics lynched for blasphemy on May 12th, 2022, the case of her suspects has been swept under the carpet. Sokoto State Government, the Federal Government and the Nigeria Police Force, who promised to ensure justice was done, have not held […]
READ MORE12 May
The death of Deborah Samuel a year ago was not unusual, Christians in Northern Nigeria have seen more gruesome extrajudicial killings than Deborah’s propelled by ‘’Blasphemy accusations”. One of the reasons why Deborah’s death was mainstream was because her death debunked an age-long Myth. . For a long time people lived under the illusion that […]
READ MORE28 Apr
The European Parliament on of 20 April 2023 weighed in on the risk of the death penalty andthe execution of singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria and made the following resolutions:. The European Parliament,– having regard to Rules 144(5) and 132(4) of its Rules of Procedure,. A. whereas on 10 August 2020, Nigerian singer […]
READ MORE20 Apr
The Middle East represents an ideology rather than a geographical space of 22 countries in Western Asia and North Africa. Egypt has had a long history of insurgency and political violence since the early 20th century. In Egypt, we saw that the Islamist Uprising between the 1980s to 1990s caused serious political instability and paved […]
READ MORE9 Apr
Dear President Biden, . Something remarkable happened on the morning of February 25, the day of the Nigerian presidential election. Many Nigerians went out to vote holding in their hearts a new sense of trust. Cautious trust, but still trust. Since the end of military rule in 1999, Nigerians have had little confidence in elections. […]
READ MORE5 Apr
Despite the promise of technology and new legislation, Nigeria’s tightly contested elections have resulted in growing mistrust and revealed deepening divides. — Idayat Hassan and Dr. Alex Vines . In Nigeria’s previous elections, votes were largely split between two parties – the APC of outgoing President Buhari and the PDP that held power from 1999 […]
READ MORE14 Mar
Nigeria’s just concluded presidential elections have been focusing minds in London and Washington. Like tens of millions of Nigerian voters, Anglo-American officials realized what was at stake. Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and is on track to be the third most populous country in the world by 2045. . The UK and the US have […]
READ MORE8 Mar
…Says electoral body learnt no lesson …Fitch downgrades Nigeria’s short-term social stability, on Tinubu’s ‘weak’ mandate . CHATHAM House, an independent policy institute based in London, has stated that from its analysis of the February 25 presidential election, it would appear that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to learn new lessons. . The […]
READ MORE6 Mar
Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of Nigeria’s main opposition party PDP, led supporters on Monday, March 6th, 2023, to the Abuja headquarters of the national electoral commission, INEC, protesting the results declared by the Commission from last Saturday’s contentious presidential election. Some governors of PDP controlled states also joined in the praceful protest, which caused traffic […]
READ MORE27 Feb
The undersigned parties commend the millions of Nigerian citizens that went out and voted in the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. Their determination and courage should be an inspiration to all. Measured against the backdrop of pre-election predictions of widespread violence and agitations, the election, so far, has seen relative minimal violence. Polling […]
READ MORECookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |